Fence.



-EIEEEEEE SEPT. 29, 190s.

' No. 739,821. A

J. A. EomIAIslL,

EE-NGE.

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PATENTBD SEPT. 29, 19o3.-

l.L A. BONHAM.

FENCE.

APPLIonIoN FILED Mn 2o, 1903.

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gba/mento@ teaser UNITED STATES Patented september a9, 1903.

vPnrlivr OFFICE.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming pan; of Letters Patent No. 739,821, dated september 2e, 190s. A

Application flied May 20,1903.,

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that l, JOHN A. BONHAM, acitizen of the United States, residing at Gainesville, in the county of Greene, State of Arkansas, have invented certain new'and useful Improvements in Fences; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it apporta-ins to make and use the same.

This invention relates to fences, and more particularly to the class of knockdown fen-ces, the object of the invention being to provide a construction including posts and panels wherein the rails `of the panels are rigidly connectedindependently of the posts, so that they will maintain their relative positions when disengaged from the posts, the construction of the posts and panels being such that when mutually engaged theywill be held securely, while they may be easily and quickly disengaged when it is desired to take down the fence.

A further object of the invention is to provide aconstruction wherein the locking mechanism for holding the panels to the posts will have a maximum efficiency.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a portion of the fence embodying the present invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through a post, the rails of a panel engagedtherewith being shown in elevation. Fig. 3 is a horizontal :section through the top rail of a panel including a post, the locking-pin in the post being shown in top plan. Fig. 4 'is a perspective view of a line-post havinga brace at one side only. Fig. 5 is a view similarto Fig. 3, illustrating the invention as appliedv to a fence wherein the rails are flush. Fig. 6 is a detail view.

Referringnow to the drawings,there isshown a fence including a series of posts and connected panels. Each of the line-posts consists of an upright l0, having a transverse passage l1 through its upper end portion and a second transverse passage 12 through its lower end portion. A base for the post is provided and includes the cross-beams 13 and 14, which are secured transversely of opposite sides of sein No. :lt-7.921. ein man.)

i the lower ends of the upright, and between the ends of these cross-lpieces'are secured the lower ends of braces 15 and 16, which extend upwardly and convergently and have their upper ends beveled and disposed against the side faces of theupper end portions of the upright 10 at the sides ofthe upper passage llthrough the upright. The braces 15 and 16 are secured to the upright by means of the bolt 17, which is passed through the upper end portions of the braces and through the upright, said bolt passing-transversely through the upper passage 1l for a purpose to be presently explained. A second bolt 18 Vis passed transversely through the lower end portion of the upright 10 and extends transversely of the passage 12 in the lower end of the upright.

When the post is set up, it is disposed with the cross-pieces 13 and 14 transversely of the line of fence, and to hold the post securely in this position wire loops 19 are engaged around the lower end portions of the braces l5 and 16 and resting upon the crosspieces 13 and 14, these loops having other loops 20, formed integral therewith, and througnwhich loops 2O are driven stakes 2l into the ground.

In connection with the posts are employed panels, each including vspaced uprights 21 and 22, connected by means of transverse rails, an upper rail and a lower rail 23 and 24, respectively, being continued atboth ends beyond the uprights, these railsv23 and 24 having such spaced relation that their protruding ends-at each end ofthe panel may be engaged in the upper and lower passages, respectively, of'a post. In the under side of each projecting end of each of the rails 23 and 24 is a notch 25, and the proportions of. the rails and the passages of the posts are such that the rails may be entered in the vpassages above the transverse bolts thereinand then lowered to receive the bolts in their slots, so that longitudinal movement of the rails through the slots or from the slots without rst raising them will be prevented. To prevent upward movement of the rails from engagement with the bolts, wedges 26 are driven into the passages between the upper edges of the rails and the tops of the passages, so that the rails are held against upward movement.

The corner post employed -is a simple straight upright having intersecting passages 29 and 30 at its upper and lower end portions to receive the ends of the rails, the passages in the corner-posts being each of a width to snugly receive a single rail, while each of the passages of an intermediate or line post is of a width suicient to receive the rails of adjacent panels side by side, said rails being over- Io lapped in the passages, as illustrated.

In Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings the invention is illustrated as applied to a paling fence as employed in fencinglawns as distinguished from a farm-fence, as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2,

I5 and 3. In Figs. 4 and 5 the cross-pieces 3l and 32 at the bottom of the upright 33 extend at one side only of the upright, between the free ends of which is connected a single brace 33,the upper end of which is connected 2o to the side face of the post by the bolt 34,

which passes transversely through the passage 35 in the upper end portion of the upright. In the lower end portion of the upright 33 is a transverse passage 36. Each panel consists of upper and lower. rails 37 and 38, which are connected by the vertical palings 39, and the ends of the rails are halved, as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings, so that they may be overlapped in the pas- 3o sages of the post, so that their outer faces will be in the same vertical plane. The halved ends of the rails 37 and 38 have notches 39 in their lower edges, which notches receive the transverse locking-bolts in the passages of the upright, the rails being held against upward movement to disengage the bolts from the notches by means of wedges 40. A double loop 4l is engaged with the brace 33, and through it is driven a stake 42 4o into the ground to hold the post against lateral movement. A second double loop 43 is engaged around the upright 33, and one meniber thereof extends at the opposite side of the upright from the cross-pieces 31 and 32, and through it is engaged a stake 44, which is driven into the ground.

In connection with the posts and panels of the structure shown in Figs. l, 2,and 3 there may be employed a guard-wire 45, secured to the upper ends of the posts and extending from end to end of the stretch of fence.

In practice other modifications may be made and any suitable materials and proportions may be used for the various parts without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is- In a fence, the combination with posts each includingan upright having rpassages in its upper and lower ends, a base, braces connected to the base and disposed with their upper ends against the upright, a lockingbolt passed through the braces and upright and transversely through the upper passage, and a locking bolt passed transversely through the lower passage; of panels each including uprights and connected rails having their ends projecting beyond the uprights and notched at their lower edges, the ends of the rails of each pair of adjacent panels being overlapped and engaged in the passages of a post with the locking-bolts thereof in the notches of the rails, and wedges engaged in the passages above the rails and holding the latter against movement from the lockingbolts.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Jol-1N A. Boni-IAM.

Vtitnesses:

JOHN MCLAUGHLIN, C. H. CULVER. 

